A US presidential commission paves the way for testing an anthrax vaccine on children, prompting criticism that participants would be "guinea pigs".

Prosecutors in Texas say they will not charge a couple whose adopted Russian son's death was ruled an accident but has sparked outrage in Russia.

A university student in the US state of Florida may have been planning to massacre fellow students before he killed himself instead, authorities say.

Finance ministers from the eurozone urge Cyprus to rethink a levy on bank savers with less than 100,000 euros, following an outcry among Cypriots.

Former world number one golfer Tiger Woods and US Olympic skiing champion Lindsey Vonn announce they are dating.

Italy accuses India of violating international law on diplomatic immunity by preventing its ambassador from leaving the country.

The US Senate nears passage of a bill to fund the government through October, in a step toward averting a government shutdown this month.

Umpire Nadir Shah is banned for 10 years by the Bangladesh Cricket Board on charges of corruption.